Starting a new tank..

[Xathos]

Got my CUC yesterday, they seem to be doing really well. I didn't go overboard because there isn't much to clean up on the tank since it's newly setup. I'll add more CUC as I need it.

2x Nassarius Snails
1x Turbo Snail
3x Trochus Snails
4x Blue legged Hermit Crabs (tiny babies)


I was shocked at how small the hermit crabs are, they are barely a centimetre long. It took around 5 hours for the turbo to be comfortable enough, it seems. He was hardly moving for a long time, but now he's flying all over eating all he can. Everything is going well, in a week or so i'm gonna pick up my first pair of Ocellaris Clownfish.

 

[Xathos]

Here is a pic of one of the baby hermits. And a pic of the turbo with some attachments.

 

[XxVooDooxX]

Alright! Nice to see movement in the tank!

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[needmorecowbell]

Cool!

 

[Xathos]

So my nitrites were 0.50 ppm yesterday night after adding the CUC early that morning and i did a water change and got it down, and it was .25ppm today and i did another 20% water change. Not sure why i'm getting the spike, i thought only the nitrate was supposed to spike after adding the CUC? Is the tank not done cycling? I'm gonna keep a close eye on it either way. Ammonia and Nitrates are normal.

 

[XxVooDooxX]

Actually I don't think the CUC would spike your trates. I would keep up with the PWC. I'm having the same issue my trites are hovering around .05-.25

 

[Xathos]

Did you add any CUC or fish to your setup for the spike to happen? What did you add?

 

[Xathos]

Got 2 more snails and 2 Occellaris Clownfish today! Yay, my first fish. They are tiny around 3/4 of an inch.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Pretty.. Congratulations. I love the color

 

[Hinds04]

looking good. Full tank shot?

 

[Xathos]

What's the full name of this snail?

 

[XxVooDooxX]

Looks like a type of nassarius snail. Dont know the scientific name sorry